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British singer Melanie Chisholm was almost kicked out of the Spice Girls following one particularly nasty bust-up with her band mates. The star, formerly known as Sporty Spice, has opened up about the …

British singer Melanie Chisholm was almost kicked out of the Spice Girls following one particularly nasty bust-up with her band mates.

The star, formerly known as Sporty Spice, has opened up about the group’s tumultuous relationships during their 1990s heyday.

In new tell-all TV show, “Spice Girls’ Story: Viva Forever,” Chisholm admits she was almost booted out of the band following a row and reveals that Geri Halliwell temporarily walked away from the group before she officially quit in 1998.

She says, “She’d (Geri) left before but not publicly. I mean, I think a few of them had left, well, Melanie (Brown) and Geri left a few times.

“So yeah, I mean, it was difficult and you know, I think Geri would say these things herself. But you know she was having some personal issues and it’s no secret that her and Melanie had a very fiery relationship in the past.

“I nearly got kicked out once as well, but that’s another story.”

The show, which is to help promote the band’s West End musical “Viva Forever!, “will air in the U.K. on Christmas Eve.

The Spice Girls reunited on Tuesday to walk the red carpet for the London premiere of their new West End musical “Viva Forever!.” Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell and …

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Members of the British pop girl group Spice Girls (From L-R) Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm pose for pictures on the red carpet as they arrive for the premiere of the Spice Girls musical 'Viva Forever' in central London on December 11, 2012. Viva Forever is produced by Judy Craymer, written by Jennifer Saunders and features the music of the Spice Girls. AFP PHOTO/Leon NealLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images less

Members of the British pop girl group Spice Girls (From L-R) Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm pose for pictures on the red carpet as they arrive for the premiere of the Spice ... more

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The Beckham family arrive for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

The Beckham family arrive for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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Victoria Beckham attends the press night of 'Viva Forever', a musical based on the music of The Spice Girls at Piccadilly Theatre on December 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)

Victoria Beckham attends the press night of 'Viva Forever', a musical based on the music of The Spice Girls at Piccadilly Theatre on December 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)

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Dawn French arrives for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Dawn French arrives for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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Jennifer Saunders arrive for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Jennifer Saunders arrive for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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Geri Halliwell attends the press night of 'Viva Forever', a musical based on the music of The Spice Girls at Piccadilly Theatre on December 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)

Geri Halliwell attends the press night of 'Viva Forever', a musical based on the music of The Spice Girls at Piccadilly Theatre on December 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)

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Twiggy, right, arrives for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Twiggy, right, arrives for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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David Beckham attends the press night of 'Viva Forever', a musical based on the music of The Spice Girls at Piccadilly Theatre on December 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)

David Beckham attends the press night of 'Viva Forever', a musical based on the music of The Spice Girls at Piccadilly Theatre on December 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)

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From left, Geri Halliwell, and Emma Bunton arrive for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) less

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Joanna Lumley arrives for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Joanna Lumley arrives for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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Joan Collins arrives for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Joan Collins arrives for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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Mel B, from left, Mel C, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, and Victoria Beckham take the applause on stage at the curtain call for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) less

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The curtain call for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

The curtain call for 'Viva Forever!' Press Night, a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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From left, Mel B, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Mel C arrive for the press showing of 'Viva Forever!,' a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at a theater in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) less

From left, Mel B, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Mel C arrive for the press showing of 'Viva Forever!,' a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, at a theater in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. ... more

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Reunited Spice Girls emotional at musical premiere

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The Spice Girls reunited on Tuesday to walk the red carpet for the London premiere of their new West End musical “Viva Forever!.”

Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham all turned out to attend the opening night of the production, which incorporates the girl power group’s greatest hits, and they couldn’t contain their pride and excitement as they spoke to reporters on their big night.

Chisholm told the BBC, “We are so excited and we’re so, so proud. Judy Craymer (producer) and Jennifer Saunders (writer) have done an incredible job and it’s amazing, we’ve got loads of fans out here tonight.”

Halliwell, who caught an early preview of the show, reveals watching their songs come to life onstage was “mind-blowing,” insisting, “It’s a dream come true for the Spice Girls. It’s mind-blowing that something that we wrote in a little tiny cold studio, over 14 years ago, and then this West End cast singing our songs, we’re so proud.”

However, the group didn’t appear to be as close as they once were – Chisholm, Bunton, Halliwell and Brown were happy to pose together for photographers, while Beckham opted to stand separately with her soccer star husband David and their kids for the press.

While the Spice Girls expressed delight for the show, critics were less than impressed with the production.

Paul Taylor of Britain’s The Independent newspaper gave “Viva Forever!” just two out of five stars and called Saunders’ script “charmless, messy, lackluster”, before declaring, “Viva Forever! forever? I rather think not.”

The Daily Telegraph’s Charles Spencer branded the plot “insultingly banal,” writing, “This musical is tawdry, lazy and unedifying, and one could sense a miasma of disappointment emanating from an audience of up-for-it Spice Girls fans realizing that they had paid top whack (a lot of money) to see a clunker.”

Alex Petridis of The Guardian blamed the Spice Girls’ back catalogue for the show’s failures, insisting, “There aren’t enough memorable hits in a career that lasted for three albums to support two hours of theatre. … The lyrics are required to drive the action on, and these lyrics are appalling.”

But he concedes scathing reviews won’t hamper the musical’s success, adding, “Judging by the crowds of thirty-something ladies leaving the theatre singing ‘Stop and Say You’ll Be There,’ ‘Viva Forever!’ is critic-proof.”

Beckham gave fans hope of an Olympics get together when she reteamed with her bandmates for the launch of the group’s upcoming musical, Viva Forever, in London last month, and on Thursday, she told an Irish radio host, “I’m so respectful of my past and I love the other girls. We have some fantastic fans. Who knows, maybe some day we’ll do something else with the Spice Girls. I would love nothing more.”

She added, “I don’t know about a comeback tour but I loved being back with the girls. There was a lot of fun, we did so much together and we’ll see. If they’re up for something then I certainly am… We are so proud to be English and we are very excited about the Olympics.”

Singer Melanie Chisholm is adamant fans will connect with the Spice Girls musical “Viva Forever” after she was moved to tears during a workshop for the production.

Chisholm, Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham reunited in London on Tuesday to announce the show will open at the city’s Piccadilly Theatre in the West End later this year.

Coming together for a photo shoot at the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, where they shot the video for their debut single “Wannabe,” Chisholm revealed she had been through a range of emotions when watching a run-through of the production.

She tells London’s Evening Standard, “From the minute we talked about having the musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls it was just the thought of having our songs performed night after night by wonderful, talented cast members in a great theatre in the West End, hopefully all over the world. That’s so exciting.

“Watching the workshops for Viva Forever I had goose bumps, my hair stood on end and there were tears in my eyes. We laughed and we cried, quite uncontrollably at times, which was a little bit embarrassing, but I think that’s a good sign.”

The Spice Girls are regretting their decision to turn down the chance to perform at Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Concert after watching the spectacular show on TV.

The “Wannabe” hit makers were last year asked to appear at the gig, which took place outside Buckingham Palace in London on Monday, but declined due to their heavy workloads.

But after viewing the musical extravaganza on television, singers Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown and Emma Bunton all took to Twitter.com to express their sadness at not being involved.

Brown, who is currently based in Australia, writes, “Makes me sooo (sic) sad spice girls wasn’t part of the queens (sic) jubilee, break my heart big time, i was so up for it, watched some of it on tv, amazing!”

The Spice Girls have reunited to turn their life story into a stage show extravaganza, according to a new report.

The former members sparked rumors of a second reunion, following their 2007 comeback tour, after four of them were spotted dining out together in London.

Melanie Brown subsequently fueled speculation by revealing the girls are indeed working together again, but refused to give any details about their new project.

Now British newspaper the Daily Mirror reports the five-piece is in talks to bring the story of its success to the stage in a major musical production.

A source tells the publication, “The project is Geri (Halliwell)’s baby really, but all the girls are backing it. The idea is for five relatively unknown actresses to take the parts and hopefully the girls will each have a say in who is cast.”

The Spice Girls shot to international fame in 1996 and went on to sell more than 65 million records worldwide. Halliwell quit the group in 1998 and the band split two years later. They reformed in 2007 for a world tour, which ended in Canada in February last year.

All four were in contact with fifth member Victoria Beckham by text during their evening together, and Halliwell has now hinted they are considering a third run in the spotlight.

She tells U.K. TV show “This Morning”, “We are friends first and foremost. Obviously a career and music evolved through that friendship I think. Whatever happens afterward is a bonus. We always talk about creative plans. Right — now, I’ll be honest: We are gathering information about a possibility, but I don’t like to … when you are evolving a plan, you don’t want to share it with the world.”

The Spice Girls met up in the name of Girl Power on Wednesday night to enjoy a boozy night out in London.

Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown and Melanie Chisholm sat down for dinner at the Palm restaurant in the British capital, before heading to the May Fair Hotel for drinks.

Notable by her absence was fifth bandmember Victoria Beckham, who is currently in Los Angeles, but the pop stars still had plenty to discuss in their first meeting since Chisholm became a mother to daughter Scarlet in February.

Brown says, “I went out with the Spice Girls last night. It was really nice. We had steak and chips and some wine. Victoria wasn’t there but we were emailing her. The rest of us all swapped baby stories!”